Tuesday, June 28, 2005

McAlester News Capital & Democrat | Lunch Bunch continues with 'Wonder Dog'

McAlester News Capital & Democrat | Lunch Bunch continues with 'Wonder Dog': "Mention 'Riley the Wonder Dog' at the McAlester Public Library and people start smiling.

Riley was a guest at last summer's children's reading program at the library. Children's Librarian Anita Ross said, 'He's wonderful.'

Riley and his trainer, Susan Phariss, will be at the library Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The golden retriever has a working vocabulary of more than 40 commands and more than 2,000 hours of professional dog training. He is a fully-qualified service dog. He was originally trained to assist people with physical disabilities by opening and closing doors, retrieving dropped items, turning lights on and off, getting things out of the refrigerator and more."

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